Good morning! Here are the top 10 stories making headlines in Nigerian newspapers this morning, curated by CDA News Nigeria.
1. Tinubu orders EFCC to unfreeze Osun govt account
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday intervened in the face-off between the Osun State Government and the EFCC over the freezing of the state’s bank accounts. He directed the anti-graft agency to immediately take steps to vacate a court order freezing the accounts .
2. Shettima begins two-week leave
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday commenced a two-week leave, his first since assuming office on May 29, 2023, following the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A statement by his media aide said Shettima would use the period for study, reflection and intellectual renewal .
3. Fayose meets Power Minister ahead of REA Board inauguration
Ahead of his inauguration as the Chairman of the Board of the REA, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has met with the Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe. The REA Board is billed to be inaugurated at 10am today at the Ministry of Power office in Maitama, Abuja .
4. ICPC says PFIPC appointment letter was forged
The ICPC has cleared the Presidency of any involvement in the appointment of the purported Director-General Adeniyi Adeyemi and creation of the PFIPC. The commission said the appointment letter presented by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew was forged and did not originate from the State House .
5. Retired DSS officer remanded for allegedly associating with IPOB
A retired officer of the DSS, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, has been remanded in the Kuje Custodial Centre for allegedly associating himself with the proscribed IPOB. Ezeakolam was put on trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on a four-count charge .
6. Customs intercepts arms, cannabis products worth N373.8m
The Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday recorded another major breakthrough with the interception of a container containing concealed parts of pump-action rifles and the seizure of illicit cannabis-infused products valued at N373.8 million at the Tincan Island Port Command .
7. IGP approves deployment of CPs to state commands
The Inspector-General of Police has approved the deployment of Commissioners of Police to State Commands and strategic formations across the country following the approval of his recommendations by the Police Service Commission. Force Public Relations Officer CSP Aniete Iniedu disclosed this in a statement .
8. Sanwo-Olu says Lagos faces deficit of 40,000 doctors, 40,000 nurses
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said the state faces a deficit of about 40,000 doctors and another 40,000 nurses, while its health sector requires at least N100bn above current budgetary provisions. More than 1.5 million residents had enrolled in the state’s health insurance scheme .
9. SDP candidate Adebayo says Tinubu, not EFCC chairman, should resign
The presidential candidate of the SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu, rather than the EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, should resign over the controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts. He said the EFCC chairman should not be blamed for carrying out his statutory responsibilities .
10. ADC Gombe Publicity Secretary resigns
The Publicity Secretary of the ADC in Gombe State, Abdulrahman Buba Zaune, has resigned his membership of the party with immediate effect. Zaune conveyed his decision in a resignation letter dated August 5, 2026, addressed to the Chairman of the ADC in Zaune Ward, Dukku LGA .
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